A NIGHTCLUB has been condemned by gig-goers after a sold out show by X Factor runner-up Olly Murs.

Organisers say 1,100 tickets were sold for the show at The Tivoli in Buckley.

But angry punters – including one who said the £15 paid for the 20-minute, four-song set was “a waste of money” – claim club bosses compromised public safety by packing the venue.

And a Buckley councillor who wrote to the Chronicle to express his concerns said he received reports of people fainting because of cramped conditions.

But South Flintshire Inspector Martin Best said there were no reports of trouble at the venue, and said there were no reports of injuries or accidents inside or outside.

Mum-of-two Cathy Edwards, from Connah’s Quay, went to the show with 11 friends. Her group got there at 6.30pm and said it was already ‘jam-packed’.

“It was so busy, to the point where it was dangerous. It was horrible,” she said.

“There were small children there, and a lot had got there early to get near the front. They packed in as many as they could, it was a nightmare.”

Chronicle reader Scott Gallagher emailed in saying it was ‘so packed no one could move’. “The crowd were furious with the management,” he added.

Ticket-holders have also aired their grievances on The Tivoli’s page on social networking website Facebook.

Buckley Town Cllr Ian Peters wrote to us saying: “I have received a number of calls following the appalling way in which the concert was run on the night.

“People were fainting and others had to go out of the room to get air as the room was severely overcrowded and the people were being crushed.”

Cllr Peters has called on Flintshire Trading Standards to investigate.

And Cathy said police outside the venue advised members of the public to contact Trading Standards if they were unhappy.

But a Flintshire County Council spokesman said: “Flintshire Trading Standards are not currently investigating this matter. However, if people have any concerns about the event, then they should, in the first instance, raise these with the organisers of the event.”

Cllr Peters added: “If the management of The Tivoli intend to hold such functions in the future then a more responsible and planned approach needs to be paramount.”

A spokesman for The Tivoli denied the club had cashed in by letting more than 1,100 people in, saying: “The tickets said doors opened at 6pm, but after consultation with police and the authorities we decided to open an hour earlier. We had police there from 5pm, and ambulance staff from the moment we opened.”

He added: “If you want a good view, you get there early. You don’t walk in at 8.30pm and think you’re going to get to the front.”